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Message From The Editor
The year is now rapidly closing and with it comes the scramble of the holidays and increasing pressure to close out those 2018 projects. What can brighten the day is looking ahead to 2019 and all that a new year can bring. Be sure to read about how new motor control panels from Rittal and Cybersecurity considerations from Rockwell Automation can speed your processes while keeping you safe. And have a look at the next whitepaper in the series by Moxa and how Eplan's Syngineer is bringing the world closer together.
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Staying Phoenix Contact Informed
Phoenix Contact Customer Update
Phoenix Contact's regular customer UPDATE contains interesting customer application stories and informs you about the latest products being introduced by Phoenix Contact. In this UPDATE Phoenix Contact presents an interview with automotive innovator and StreetScooter inventor Prof. Dr. Schuh, time travelling through the world of terminal blocks with Klaus Eisert, Interview with CTO Roland Bent and PLCnext Technology: Why open is ingenious.
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Panels for Motor Control
Rittal introduces Motor Control Panels… In ½ the usual time!
Rittal is pleased to launch a Motor Control Panel solution based on their market-leading standard TS 8 platform, configurable up to 3,200A as a certified solution. The new MCP is the perfect solution to address motor control, power management and quality control challenges. Advantages include 3-5 days' power engineering time, 7-9 weeks from start to finish, 15 mins per section assembly, CSA?UL certification (NEMA 12), Plug & Play standard parts, configurtable at all stages. Contact marketing@rittal.ca for more information. Click here to download the brochure and check out the other innovative features!
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Cyber Security
Protect Your Operations with Proactive Threat Hunting
By Pascal Ackerman, Rockwell Automation
You have a strong industrial security program in place. You've cleaned up with good cyber hygiene and have implemented intrusion detection systems to avoid future incidents. But in the complex world of cybersecurity, you can't stop there. Despite all your efforts, latent advanced persistent threats (APTs) are still a concern. They are slowly at work trying to find chinks in your armor and exfiltrate data, bogging down your operations. And intrusion detection isn't going to catch this activity. Threat hunting is one of the next logical steps in your cybersecurity program. In its simplest form, you are searching the network for external threats or intrusions that went undetected by automated security systems.
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IIoT Application
How to Build a Real-Time IIoT Application with Moxa's ThingsPro and Cirrus Link's Sparkplug
By Moxa Technical Support Team
Moxa's ThingsPro 2 Suite Simplifies the development of IIoT applications, facilitates data acquisition, and enables better remote device management. Using ThingsPro, users can configure commonly used functions such as Modbus communication, data acquisition, wireless networking, and device management in just a few steps. This allows users to focus on developing applications instead of complex system integration. For users who want to use Inductive Automation's Ignition platform, ThingsPro provides the ability to transfer field data to the Ignition Server without requiring additional programming on the gateway.
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Changing Scene
- JMP Solutions Continues Growth Through Acquisition of Alfacon Solutions
JMP Solutions, industrial technology partner to the Fortune 1000, announced today that they have acquired the assets of Alfacon Solutions, a 35-year-old custom material handling solution provider based in Milton, Ontario. The employees of Alfacon now form JMP's Material Handling Division and the company is excited about the value this will bring to their customers...
- Seneca and KUKA Canada Ltd partner to enhance automation training for students
Seneca and KUKA Canada Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide Seneca students with state-of-the-art robotic equipment and the opportunity to enhance their manufacturing skills as future graduates within the postsecondary sector. KUKA and Seneca will jointly develop strategic initiatives focused on technology innovation and work closely on skills development through curriculum on Industry 4.0 automation...
- Rockwell Automation Introduces First Industrial Control Devices to Support CIP Security
As industrial companies use digital transformation to improve productivity and profitability, they must also address its inherent security risks. CIP Security was created to help protect critical industrial communications as part of a defense-in-depth security strategy. Now, Rockwell Automation is introducing the first industrial control products on the market that allow companies to deploy CIP Security in their operations...
- AWS IoT button now a part of ERP processes
ERP systems are increasingly being connected to more and more things, including the AWS IoT button. This simple button, with the right use case, can streamline some processes. The factory of the future has been envisioned as an automated environment utilizing IoT systems, predictive analytics, wearables, drones and robots. You can now add to this list specialized vending machines and a tool that's been popularized by Amazon: the IoT button...
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- Rockwell Automation VP Juergen Weinhofer Elected to OPC Foundation Board
The OPC Foundation has elected Juergen Weinhofer, vice president of common architecture and technology for Rockwell Automation, to its board of directors. Weinhofer will help lead the OPC Foundation in its mission of creating standards that allow multi-vendor industrial IoT technologies to securely and reliably work together. Weinhofer's election to the board extends Rockwell Automation's engagement in the technical work...
- The New Active & Intelligent Packaging Message: What it can do for you!
During its world Congress, held last month in Amsterdam, both the AIPIA President and its Chief Executive emphasized that the AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) message has changed emphatically during 2018. No longer are we talking about 'How it Works', said Dick de Koning in his presidential opening address, it is now all about 'What it can do for the Brand Owners' he proclaimed...
- Schneider Electric: Simplify Your Switchgear Upgrade
Once you decide to modernize your electrical systems, there are a number of factors to consider. From spare parts availability to the impact of downtime, you have a partner to guide you through the process. Our direct replacement and retrofill solutions will update any manufacturer's existing switchgear to current technology. Find out more from our presentation: Modernization and Upgrade Solutions. Get the details on low- and medium-voltage switchgear and motor control center upgrades...
- The Weidmüller Group announces new leadership for Weidmuller Canada
The Weidmüller Group is pleased to announce that Javi Richmond recently joined the company as Managing Director of Weidmuller Canada. Richmond replaces Terry Hodgson, who has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Weidmuller Inc, North America. As Managing Director of Weidmuller Canada, Mr. Richmond reports directly to Mr. Hodgson and has primary responsibility for leading the Canada organization in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Operations...
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International News
- Automation Federation completes third review and update of the original Automation Competency Model
A review team of automation experts recently convened in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to perform the third critical review of the Automation Competency Model since its inception in 2008. The Automation Federation was invited by the US Department of Labor in 2007 to be the first industry-related technical society to create a competency model using the National Institute of Standards and Technology pyramid framework for advanced manufacturing. To this day, ACM remains one of the most downloaded models from the USDOL site, www.careeronestop.gov.
- ISA to provide end-user perspective in new international smart manufacturing collaboration
A major international standards program on smart manufacturing will receive end-user input from the International Society of Automation (ISA), a developer of widely used international consensus standards in key areas of industrial automation, including cybersecurity, safety and enterprise-control integration. In early November, the Geneva-based International Electrotechnical Commission held the first meeting of a new IEC systems committee on smart manufacturing in Frankfurt, Germany. An IEC systems committee is intended to set high-level interfaces and functional requirements.
- Yokogawa and Sphera Reach Agreement to Provide Risk Assessment and Consulting Services for Plant Facilities
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announce that it has reached a go-to-market agreement with Sphera Solutions, Inc., a provider of integrated risk management software and information services focusing on environmental health & safety, operational risk, and product stewardship. Starting December 3, 2018, Yokogawa will offer Sphera's risk assessment and consulting services. Based on this agreement, Yokogawa will strengthen its risk management services covering the entire plant lifecycle, starting with the design phase for the construction or renovation of plants and proceeding through to the engineering, installation, operation, and maintenance.
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Identifying High Risks
Identify High-Risk Misalignments Between Your Plant's Process Control and Safety Systems
Cybertech developed the Process Control and Safety Instrumented System Auditor to identify high-risk misalignments between plant process control and safety systems - and provide sufficient guidance to each plant system owner to resolve material issues. Computerized data analytics are effective in mining the big data found in a typical process facility. The Cybertech System Auditor accepts native data from plant systems, cleans up and standardizes the data with purpose-built C# data mining applications and SQL data manipulation. Tiered SQL views minimize data duplication and facilitate automatic updates when base native data changes (e.g. after a system owner advises that they have resolved identified issues).
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Research Report
The Future of Automation: Key Enabler for the Vision of Future Factories
The world of manufacturing has never been as dynamic as it is today. Automation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Edge Computing (Edge) and Augmented Reality (AR) is driving a new chapter in the industrial revolution. The journey and progression of industrial machines from steam engines to control devices androbots are exciting and at the same time a bit concerning. Today, it is not merely about operational automation anymore. Instead, it is more about how capabilities such as awareness of the self, intelligence, and predictive prowess can shape the future of industrial automation.
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Information Exchange
Eplan Syngineer Brings Worlds Together
For many design engineers, one of the central, day-to-day challenges is getting and providing information. Syngineer, an innovative cloud solution from EPLAN and its affiliate CIDEON, can help master this challenge. The software accelerates and simplifies coordination in engineering - specifically between mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and PLC/software. The system ensures better collaboration by promoting cross-departmental information exchange. In doing so, it further reduces the number of manual tasks, that often occur at the last minute thus making them particularly costly.
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Video
Mersen Minute: Bulk Pack PV Fuses
This Mersen Minute introduces Bulk Pack PV Fuses: new packaging designed with Mersen customers in mind.
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Product News
Rexroth's new PLC simplifies connection to higher-level IoT systems
Based on numerous automation and IT standards and offering the option to pre-process data internally, Rexroth's new PLC system ILC makes integrating machines into the Internet of Things (IoT) easier. Smart engineering tools speed up the execution of both straightforward and complex automation tasks for machine manufacturers and system integrators. Rexroth's programmable logic controls are used all around the world, primarily in the automobile industry, in assembly and handling applications and in building automation. Rexroth's PLC system ILC features the first PLC system software designed to fully meet the requirements of the Internet of Things. It is based on the standardized languages of IEC 61131-3.
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New Sysmac AI Controller from Omron Extends Equipment Life with Machine Learning
A new solution for human-machine collaboration is now available from automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas. The Sysmac AI Controller handles several key steps in the data-driven decision process for predictive maintenance, thereby freeing up industrial professionals from tedious calculations, analyses and infrastructure upgrades. This powerful solution can help manufacturers reduce the risk of bad parts or equipment damage by detecting issues early on and prompting immediate action to resolve them.
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Beckhoff Reveals CX7000 Embedded PC as New Entry-Level PC-Based Controller
The new CX7000 Embedded PC from Beckhoff opens up the convenience and efficiency of the TwinCAT 3 software environment to highly compact, DIN rail-mounted controllers. This further enhances the scalability of PC-based control technology from Beckhoff - ranging from mini-PLCs to many-core Industrial PCs. An advanced 400 MHz processor and built-in configurable I/Os mean this Embedded PC delivers an ideal price/performance ratio. Equipped with an ARM Cortex™-M7 processor (32 bit, 400 MHz), the CX7000 Embedded PC makes considerably higher processing power available in the low-cost, compact controller segment.
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New pluggable terminal blocks from TE Connectivity offer greater flexibility and installation efficiency
TE Connectivity has launched the new SNK pluggable terminal blocks series, which helps industrial equipment manufacturers reduce installation efforts and optimize inventory levels. Mounting and testing time is reduced by connecting subassemblies with pluggable terminal blocks and harnesses. The pluggable terminal blocks enable customized on-site configuration and eliminate the need to stock a vast range of preconfigured solutions. "The SNK pluggable series has been developed to help customers increase their productivity and secure their installation on-site," says Frederic Stuckelberger, ENTRELEC product line portfolio director at TE Connectivity's Industrial Business Unit.
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Hirschmann Industrial HiVision offers Extensive and User-Friendly Configuration for TSN-enabled Automation Networks
Belden Inc. has released the world's first complete solution for configuring and using TSN in Industrial Ethernet Networks. This first "Industrial-grade" TSN solution from Hirschmann combines the TSN firmware releases for the Hirschmann RSPE and OCTOPUS II series Industrial Ethernet switches with Industrial HiVision 8.0, which integrates TSN configuration and supervision functionality. Tool-assisted configuration with the MultiConfig tool in Industrial HiVision enables TSN configuration without laboriously logging in to each device and setting parameters, such as time synchronization and the TSN schedule, individually. The combination of Industrial HiVision and the TSN firmware on the switches makes TSN actually usable in production as well as evaluation environments for the first time.
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Beckhoff Announces New TwinSAFE Logic Solutions for More Modular, Scalable Safety
By increasing modularity and scalability, a new generation of Beckhoff TwinSAFE safety controllers permits optimum adaptation to the specific safety requirements of individual machine concepts. The ability to distribute the intelligence of an entire safety application across multiple TwinSAFE Logic-capable I/O modules means flexible implementation of increasingly modular architectures. These safety architectures can adapt to varied system requirements even more effectively than in the past. With the new Beckhoff safety controllers based on the established EL6910 TwinSAFE Logic terminal, it is possible to adapt the TwinSAFE system.
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ABB´s Tmax XT circuit-breakers communicate conveniently via all common bus systems
Accurate, proactive, self-organized, team-oriented, with strong communication skills and always ON duty. ABB's new Tmax XT series of Molded Case circuit-breakers, combine the finest protection that has always characterized ABB's molded case circuit breakers with the most precise metering and connectivity functionalities, providing designers, installers and end-users exclusive solutions for their daily needs. Suitable for applications from 160 A to 1,600 A, the Tmax XT offers exceptional breaking capacity for all voltages and applications.
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Bender: Insulation fault location in coupled systems
With the ISOMETER iso685 series, Bender is providing an innovative range of insulation monitoring devices which comply with state-of-the-art technology in terms of reliability, measuring methods, usability and design. They monitor the insulation resistance to earth in unearthed systems (IT systems) and signal when the value falls below a specific limit value. By means of devices for automatic insulation fault location, which can be carried out during ongoing operation, it is now possible to find insulation faults even in large and widely branched IT systems. This minimises downtimes and significantly increases plant availability.
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Rittal CP120 Height Adjustable Support Arm
The CP 120 height adjustable support arm (part number 6212120) is now available from stock and can be ordered. It offers a 600mm (+/- 300mm) adjustment range, can remain reliably in any position and can also be secured in a fixed position via an integrated clamping lever. The arm can handle a weight range of 22 to 132 lbs. The removable side panels allow easy access to the cabling section and the system provides NEMA 12 (IP 54) environmental protection.
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Pilz Product Finder: Automation Solutions for your Plant or Machinery
With just one click you can find out more about our scalable solutions for each requirement - from sensor technology through to control technology and drive technology.
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